Mathematics Faculty
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Department Chair
Charles Laycock
Charles Laycock graduated from Texas A&I University at Kingsville in 1968 with a Bachelor of Science in Education with majors in math and geography and a certificate to teach at the secondary level. He began his 36-year teaching career in the fall of 1968 at Harlingen High School and retired from Harlingen in May 2004. Over those 36 years, he taught Fundamentals of Math, Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Trigonometry, Probability & Statistics, Advanced Mathematics Topics and Pre-calculus. For the last ten years, he has been teaching mostly Pre-calculus. |
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Gary Howard
Gary Howard entered the teaching profession in 1964 after graduation from Ouachita University (BA/Mathematics 1964). He taught for three years and completed his Masters at Henderson State University in 1966. Upon completion of that degree he entered the United States Air Force and was commissioned in 1967. He spent 20 years working as a photo intelligence officer and as a military comptroller supervising various operations in accounting, finance, budget and cost & management analysis. During his military career, he did additional graduate work at various schools including the University of Missouri, University of Arizona, Florida Atlantic University, and the University of Miami. He also attained professional status as a certified cost analyst. He retired from the USAF in 1986. Mr. Howard has been active in numerous professional organizations including the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the National Education Association, the American Society of Military Comptrollers, the Cost Analysis Institute, and the Professional Photographers of America Upon retirement from the USAF, he spent three years as a stockbroker with Dean Witter and found that he missed teaching. He returned to the profession for which he had trained in 1989 and joined the faculty at MMA in 1990. Gary Howard is an award winning photographer and throughout his marriage he has helped his wife with her professional photographic work. He has two daughters (one a CPA, the other a School Librarian) and one grandson who is the delight of his life. |
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John Blackwell
John Blackwell has lived in the Rio Grande Valley his entire life. He entered the U.S. Air Force directly after graduation from high school in 1966 and served for four years. He then attended Pan American University and graduated with a B.S. in Math with a minor in Physics. Mr. Blackwell taught Math and Physics in the public school system for 29 years. At MMA John teaches Algebra I, Algebra II and Physics. |
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